Live most polluted global major city ranking
The hourly major city ranking compares AQI⁺ values for more than 100 global cities. Click to learn more.

2025

World Air Quality Report

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AQI⁺ US legend

0-50Good

51-100Moderate

101-150Unhealthy for sensitive groups

151-200Unhealthy

201-300Very unhealthy

301+Hazardous

Rank	Major city, country/region	AQI⁺ US	Followers
1	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	290	36.5K followers
2	Lahore, Pakistan	174	1.1M followers
3	Singapore, Singapore	160	1.3M followers
4	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	160	1.2M followers
5	Delhi, India	155	3.3M followers
6	Jakarta, Indonesia	153	2.3M followers
7	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	150	18.2K followers
8	Baghdad, Iraq	147	292.8K followers
9	Kampala, Uganda	126	39.6K followers
10	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	112	237K followers
11	Cairo, Egypt	106	277.4K followers
12	Jerusalem, Israel	102	98.7K followers
13	Baku, Azerbaijan	99	86.2K followers
14	Kuching, Malaysia	98	105.5K followers
15	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	95	2.9M followers
16	Manila, Philippines	88	375.3K followers
17	Kolkata, India	88	1.6M followers
18	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	84	395.2K followers
19	Hangzhou, China	83	792.5K followers
20	Kabul, Afghanistan	82	62.7K followers
21	Dhaka, Bangladesh	82	492.5K followers
22	Chongqing, China	82	505.7K followers
23	Tehran, Iran	81	1.6M followers
24	Doha, Qatar	81	330.7K followers
25	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	81	1.1M followers
26	Chengdu, China	81	2.4M followers
27	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	81	1.1M followers
28	Sao Paulo, Brazil	81	181.8K followers
29	Manama, Bahrain	80	80.2K followers
30	Mexico City, Mexico	80	620.8K followers
31	Kuwait City, Kuwait	73	172.3K followers
32	Taipei, Taiwan	73	1.5M followers
33	Johannesburg, South Africa	69	111K followers
34	Karachi, Pakistan	69	309.2K followers
35	Belgrade, Serbia	67	1.3M followers
36	Wrocław, Poland	65	443.3K followers
37	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	64	781.4K followers
38	Santiago, Chile	64	178.7K followers
39	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	64	1.5M followers
40	Budapest, Hungary	63	162K followers
41	Paris, France	63	15.3M followers
42	Guangzhou, China	62	2M followers
43	Hanoi, Vietnam	62	3.6M followers
44	Warsaw, Poland	61	816.9K followers
45	Dakar, Senegal	60	50.8K followers
46	Berlin, Germany	59	857.4K followers
47	Incheon, South Korea	59	193.6K followers
48	Accra, Ghana	59	27.4K followers
49	Seoul, South Korea	59	17.6M followers
50	Lisbon, Portugal	58	205.7K followers
51	Madrid, Spain	58	776.1K followers
52	Moscow, Russia	58	1.3M followers
53	Los Angeles, USA	58	16.2M followers
54	Mumbai, India	57	1.8M followers
55	Istanbul, Turkey	56	555.6K followers
56	Nice, France	55	599.2K followers
57	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	55	609K followers
58	Munich, Germany	55	696.7K followers
59	Athens, Greece	55	188.7K followers
60	Lima, Peru	54	67.7K followers
61	Salt Lake City, USA	54	265.1K followers
62	Wuhan, China	53	645.4K followers
63	Shenzhen, China	53	864K followers
64	Kyoto, Japan	53	267.3K followers
65	Nairobi, Kenya	53	78.8K followers
66	Kobe, Japan	53	68.5K followers
67	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	52	1.2M followers
68	Barcelona, Spain	52	619.8K followers
69	Houston, USA	52	134.5K followers
70	Zagreb, Croatia	50	271.5K followers
71	Skopje, North Macedonia	50	250.4K followers
72	Osaka, Japan	50	662.5K followers
73	Busan, South Korea	50	1.1M followers
74	Bern, Switzerland	47	220.5K followers
75	Pristina, Kosovo	46	113.3K followers
76	Rotterdam, Netherlands	45	188.6K followers
77	Milan, Italy	44	513.1K followers
78	Ljubljana, Slovenia	44	206.3K followers
79	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	44	1.1M followers
80	Prague, Czech Republic	44	288.3K followers
81	Shanghai, China	44	3.4M followers
82	Denver, USA	43	2M followers
83	Chicago, USA	43	224.5K followers
84	Beijing, China	42	18.4M followers
85	Almaty, Kazakhstan	41	833.4K followers
86	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	40	133.8K followers
87	London, United Kingdom	39	1.2M followers
88	Kyiv, Ukraine	38	670.4K followers
89	Birmingham, United Kingdom	37	365.5K followers
90	Kraków, Poland	37	604.5K followers
91	Minneapolis, USA	37	93.9K followers
92	Amsterdam, Netherlands	36	565.5K followers
93	Bratislava, Slovakia	34	87.8K followers
94	Montreal, Canada	34	349.6K followers
95	Oslo, Norway	33	193.1K followers
96	Vienna, Austria	33	484.2K followers
97	Bucharest, Romania	33	211.6K followers
98	Portland, USA	33	441.3K followers
99	Helsinki, Finland	32	222.5K followers
100	Sofia, Bulgaria	32	275.4K followers
101	Washington D.C., USA	32	178.4K followers
102	Brussels, Belgium	31	352K followers
103	Bogota, Colombia	28	144.9K followers
104	Dublin, Ireland	27	124K followers
105	New York, USA	27	2.5M followers
106	San Francisco, USA	27	1.1M followers
107	Copenhagen, Denmark	26	206.8K followers
108	Toronto, Canada	25	1.1M followers
109	Stockholm, Sweden	24	251.3K followers
110	Vancouver, Canada	24	562.3K followers
111	Detroit, USA	22	76.3K followers
112	Chiang Mai, Thailand	22	16M followers
113	Tokyo, Japan	22	1.7M followers
114	Rome, Italy	19	428.5K followers
115	Canberra, Australia	19	497.8K followers
116	Medan, Indonesia	17	1.4M followers
117	Melbourne, Australia	17	858.8K followers
118	Seattle, USA	17	785.8K followers
119	Bangkok, Thailand	17	17.2M followers
120	Sydney, Australia	13	1.9M followers
121	Yangon, Myanmar	11	231.3K followers
122	Kathmandu, Nepal	10	448.3K followers
123	Auckland, New Zealand	8	255.4K followers